Sudan’s leader approves seven-day humanitarian ceasefire in El-Fasher

Sudan’s Sovereign Council President, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has approved a seven-day humanitarian ceasefire in El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, amid intensifying clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

The announcement follows a phone call between Burhan and UN Secretary-General António Guterres, during which Guterres called for a temporary truce to facilitate the…